Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven 401
No. 401–403 | |
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Role | Training seaplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven |
First flight | 1915 |
Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
Number built | 3 |
Imperian German Navy seaplanes numbers 401 to 403 were the only three examples of a unique seaplane design produced for the Navy's flying service during the First World War.[1][2][3] Production of these types commenced in April 1915 in an effort to supply the navy with a seaplane trainer of contemporary design.[1] With the outbreak of war, the output of Germany's major seaplane manufacturers was taken up with producing front-line types, and the only trainers available were obsolete or rebuilt machines withdrawn from their original duties.[1] Number 401 and its two siblings were delivered to the Navy in August 1915.[1]
Specifications[]
Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.135
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I , 80 kW (107 hp)
Notes[]
References[]
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- Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
- Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
- Nowarra, Heinz J. (1966). Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Harts: Harleyford Publications.
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